The ownership of a vehicle can be registered online in the following cases:

• Both the buyer and the seller must have “YesEm” mobile identification.
• Both the buyer and the seller must have a driver’s license.
• The transaction must be initiated by the seller.
• The vehicle being sold must have only a “regular” or “preferred” type license plate, which will remain unchanged as a result of the sale.

After the online sale of the vehicle, the seller must submit the vehicle registration certificate to any Records and Examinations Division (use the web translation tool to view the English version) within 7 days, if it has not been lost.

Currently, only vehicles with a “regular” or “preferred” type license plate can be bought and sold online, and the license plate will remain unchanged as a result of the sale.

In other words, after the online transaction, the license plate will continue to remain on the vehicle.

The price and the payment method will be agreed upon by the buyer and the seller. 

Taxes and duties related to the sale are calculated and paid at the time of the transaction in the following amounts:

By the buyer:

• 5,000 AMD – for the registration transaction,
• 6,000 AMD – for the registration certificate.

By the seller:

• accumulated property tax,
• a duty equal to horsepower × 150 AMD, if the vehicle is sold within 1 year after purchase.

If you are in Yerevan or Gyumri, you need to visit one of the Registration and Examination Departments in Yerevan (76 Gajegortsner St. or 9 Isakov Ave.) or the Shirak region (2/14 Tbilisyan Highway). There, you will receive a new or repaired license plate immediately.

If you are in another region, you should take the damaged plate to your regional Registration and Examination Department and apply for a replacement. In this case, you will be given a temporary license plate valid for 1 week. Within that week, you must visit the Yerevan Registration and Examination Department on 9 Isakov Avenue to get the new metal license plate.

To repair or replace a damaged license plate, you need to pay 12,000 AMD. Payment is made on-site through a payment terminal.

There is no charge for the temporary license plate provided in the regions.

A car is deregistered when:

• The owner changes
• It is permanently exported from the territory of the Republic of Armenia
• It is scrapped

Deregistration of a car follows the same steps as the initial registration process.

After checking your documents and completing the necessary registrations, the service center employee will issue:

• A "Temporary License Plate" valid for 15 days in case of a change of ownership, when the car will be registered by other entities.

• A "Transit License Plate" valid for 30 days in case the car is permanently exported from the Republic of Armenia. In this case, the vehicle registration certificate (technical passport) will also be returned to you with the lower left and upper right corners cut off.

The car owner or their authorized representative must submit:

• An identity document.
• A document confirming the legality of the car purchase (if ownership is not registered with the Traffic Police).
• A vehicle registration certificate (technical passport)
• A document serving as the basis for re-registration (not required for color or license plate changes)
• A certificate stating that vehicle property tax obligations have been fully fulfilled (unless confirmed online)
• If submitted by an authorized representative, a power of attorney certified by a notary is required.

In addition, information on the fulfillment of vehicle property tax obligations is checked online. If obligations are fully met, no document needs to be submitted.

When bringing an electric vehicle through customs, you don’t have to pay:

• customs duty

• environmental tax

• VAT (value-added tax).

Previously, the power of electric vehicles was calculated based on horsepower, but from April 1, it will be calculated using the vehicle's electronic passport or a special formula.

First, the data in the vehicle's electronic passport is used. If there is no power data available, the power is determined by a special formula based on the car's peak power and specific coefficients:

• For up to 250 horsepower, the current figure is divided by a coefficient of 1.5.

• For over 250 horsepower, the first 250 horsepower is divided by 1.5, and the portion exceeding 250 horsepower is divided by a coefficient of 2.5.

Example: For a 2025 electric vehicle with 218 horsepower, the property tax is approximately AMD 133,400 under current rules, but under the new calculation, it will be approximately AMD 43,500.

If you already have a registered electric vehicle, the data will be updated automatically. This property tax calculation will be in effect from April 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028.